Main CPGW Record
Surname: PRESTON
Forename(s): John
Place of Birth: Skipton, Yorkshire
Service No: 267582
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 1/6th Battalion
Division: 49th (West Riding) Division
Age: 25
Date of Death: 1918-10-18
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: I. H. 5.
CWGC Cemetery: WELLINGTON CEMETERY, RIEUX-EN-CAMBRESIS
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: SKIPTON, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
John Preston was the son of Thomas and Mary Ann Preston, née Forsyth. Thomas was born at Skipton, Yorkshire and Mary at Carlisle, Cumberland.
1901 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 17, Lambert Street - John Preston, aged 9 years, born Skipton, son of Thomas and Mary Ann Preston.
1911 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 16, Belgrave Street - John Preston, aged 19 years, born Skipton, son of Thomas and Mary Ann Preston.
John was married to Bridget Alice Connolly in 1914. Bridget married John W. Robson in 1919.
The British Army Service Record for John Preston (Regimental No. 1248) exists but may be incomplete.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte John Preston, 267582, W. Rid. R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte John Preston, 267582, 1/6th W. Rid. R. K. in A. 18.10.18.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte John Preston, 267582, 5th [sic] Bn W. Riding. Date and Place of Death: 18.10.18. France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Widow and Sole Legatee - Bridget Alice. £27 13s. 11d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for John. Name(s) on card(s): Widow: Bridget A., born 23.4.91. Address:13, Tucker Street, Lemington-on-Tyne. Son: Thomas, born 16.3.16.
See also: ‘Guiseley Terriers: A Small Part in The Great War – A History of the 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment’ by Stephen Barber (2018).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
PRESTON, Jack, aged 26, Duke of Wellington’s, 29, Belgrave Street, Skipton, killed in action Nov. 1918.
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Private John PRESTON
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division
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